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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 174

ThanjavurAssembly by-election result, 2019

Neelamegam. T.K.G (DMK) won Thanjavur in the 2019 assembly by-election with 47.6% of the vote, beating Gandhi. R (ADMK) by 33,980 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 174 was Tiruvarur. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

NEELAMEGAM. T.K.G
DMK
DMK 47.6%ADMK 29.4%11 others 22.9%
Votes
88,972
47.6% share
Winning margin
33,980
18.2% of votes
Candidates
13

A comfortable win — NEELAMEGAM. T.K.G won by 18.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
NEELAMEGAM. T.K.G
DMK
DMK
88,97247.6%
2
GANDHI. R
ADMK
ADMK
54,99229.4%
3
RENGASAMY.M
IND
IND
20,00610.7%
4
KARTHI. M
NTK
NTK
11,1826.0%
5
DURAISAMY. P
MNM
MNM
9,3455.0%
6
RENGASAMY. A
IND
IND
5010.3%
7
SANTHOSH. M
IND
IND
4040.2%
8
PALANIVEL. Pon
IND
IND
3810.2%
9
SARAVANAN. MN
SMFB
SMFB
3370.2%
10
SELVARAJ .G
IND
IND
2200.1%
11
BABUJI. M
IND
IND
2020.1%
12
DINESH BABU. D
IND
IND
1440.1%
13
SABTHAGIRI. R
IND
IND
1170.1%

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A comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
18.2%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 88% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.02

How did the vote split?

SEAT
47.6%won by DMK
DMK 47.6%ADMK 29.4%IND 10.7%NTK 6.0%MNM 5.0%Others 1.2%

Thanjavur district · 24.1 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Coconut and Handicraft & handloom.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
  • Hindu86.3%
  • Muslim7.9%
  • Christian5.6%
  • Jain0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water82.6%
Electric lighting91.8%
Toilet at home45.1%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 184.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Great Living Chola Temples

Great Living Chola Temples

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

🏛️MonumentASI
📍Google MapsOSM
Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

🏛️MonumentASI
📍Google MapsOSM
Saraswathi Mahal Library

Saraswathi Mahal Library

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
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Temple Museum Thanjavur

🖼️MuseumWikidata
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Thanjavur Maratha Palace

Thanjavur Maratha Palace

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Schwartz Church

Schwartz Church

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Who has won Thanjavur, 2011–2026

  1. 2011M.RENGASAMY (ADMK), margin 4.9%
  2. 2021NEELAMEGAM, T.K.G. (DMK), margin 24.2%
  3. 2026R. VIJAYSARAVANAN (TVK), margin 8.5%